Music as mindfulness: Focused listening reduces negative mind-wandering and strengthens attention networks
PsyArXiv August 21, 2026 preprint DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/9xfwh_v2 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper |
|---|---|
| Topics | Meditation |
| Key points | Argues that focused music listening, as a form of mindfulness, decreases negative mind-wandering and enhances attention networks, proposing it as an accessible mindfulness practice. |
Abstract
Music as mindfulness: Focused listening reduces negative mind-wandering and strengthens attention networks
Comparable studies
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|---|---|---|---|
| Mindfulness: A proposed operational definition. | 2004 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| Mechanisms of mindfulness | 2005 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| How Does Mindfulness Meditation Work? Proposing Mechanisms of Action From a Conceptual and Neural Perspective | 2011 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for depression | 2006 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| Self-awareness, self-regulation, and self-transcendence (S-ART): a framework for understanding the neurobiological mechanisms of mindfulness | 2012 | Theoretical or philosophical paper |